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- work environment: Institute for Plant Sciences of Montpellier (IPSiM). IPSiM is a pioneer lab in biochemistry and physiology of plants with a specific focus in hydro mineral nutrition and signalling. The candidate will be part of the Hormone, Nutrient and Development team (HoNuDe), which works on different aspects of nutrient and hormone transport and signalling with a focus on nitrate.

- main mission: Plant shoot branching is a developmental process which is strongly regulated by the environment. For example, nitrate availability has a promoting effect on shoot branching. However, the molecular mechanisms that underpin the regulation of shoot branching by nitrate remain elusive. NPF transporters play an important role in mediating the effect of nitrate in different development processes. Interestingly, the mutant npf4.4 displays an increased branching phenotype compared to the wild-type, especially under nitrate deficiency. The goal of this project is decipher how NPF4.4 is involved in the control of shoot branching. To achieve this, a fine characterisation at the genetic and molecular level will be performed. This will be combined with assays in a heterologous system (xenopus oocyte), aimed at testing the transport activity of this NPF for hormones, focusing on strigolactones, a class of hormones playing a crucial role in shoot branching. Activities : Growing plants, Phenotyping plant development (shoot branching), GUS staining, Gene expression analysis (RNA-seq and Q-PCR), Molecular cloning (Gateway system)

The net monthly salary is between €2,200 and €2,380

The contract duration is 7 months